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DaveA · 8th March 2015, 07:23 PM

Mislabeled items are great fun. If I already own a better example of the mislabeled item, then sometimes I'll send a message to the seller with the correct information. Most sellers are grateful for this. One seller the other day immediately took down the listing and apologized profusely. Some sellers are surprisingly, strident in their objections ("I've been selling these for twenty years!"). In those cases, the information is truly deceptive and (on EB) I file a complaint. On the other hand, I'm not incapable of taking advantage if I see a great deal that is mislabeled. I will bid and hope other collectors (like YOU) will not stumble across it too! Later, win or lose, I provide the correct information to the seller.

drac2k · 8th March 2015, 07:53 PM

I agree.One of the nicest pieces I got was from an owner who told me it was a fake.I told the gentleman that I didn't think so, that it was the real deal.He insisted, that an expert told him so;I persisted and advised him that, while I was no expert, I was sure that it was real. He answered, yes that I was right, that I wasn't an expert; after that and $150.00 dollars later I walked off with the item.
Sometimes the stars and the planets align up correctly.

8th March 2015, 07:23 PM	#1
DaveA Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 417	mislabeled items Mislabeled items are great fun. If I already own a better example of the mislabeled item, then sometimes I'll send a message to the seller with the correct information. Most sellers are grateful for this. One seller the other day immediately took down the listing and apologized profusely. Some sellers are surprisingly, strident in their objections ("I've been selling these for twenty years!"). In those cases, the information is truly deceptive and (on EB) I file a complaint. On the other hand, I'm not incapable of taking advantage if I see a great deal that is mislabeled. I will bid and hope other collectors (like YOU) will not stumble across it too! Later, win or lose, I provide the correct information to the seller.

8th March 2015, 07:53 PM	#2
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,273	I agree.One of the nicest pieces I got was from an owner who told me it was a fake.I told the gentleman that I didn't think so, that it was the real deal.He insisted, that an expert told him so;I persisted and advised him that, while I was no expert, I was sure that it was real. He answered, yes that I was right, that I wasn't an expert; after that and $150.00 dollars later I walked off with the item. Sometimes the stars and the planets align up correctly.